The politics around the National Constituency Development Fund (NG-CDF) billions have lifted the lid on the complex duel between legislators, county governments and leaders in the political space.
With the 20-year old Fund's future about to be dimmed, after the High Court declared it unconstitutional and directed that it be winded up by next year, wrangles between county governments and Members of Parliament persist with divergent views on how it should be run and under which tier of government it should be domiciled characterising public debate.
On one end of the spectrum are MPS accused of using the NG-CDF for political mileage and undermining devolution, and on the other are governors accused of usurping the powers of the legislature by distributing bursaries.
A tough-talking opposition chief, Raila Odinga, recently reignited the debate on the legality of the Fund by declaring it "unconstitutional" and accused the MPs of failing to allow resources to reach the counties. "MPs also want to do the work of county governments.
